Award:Shield of Honor

This award is given to the Marine who has made the most significant personal impact in community service efforts within the SFMC. This effort does not necessarily have to be on behalf of a SFMC campaign effort, but financial donations are specifically excluded as the basis for eligibility. Volunteering your time and hard work counts; simply writing a check does not. Normally, the General Staff selects the top three candidates for this award from among the Shield of Valor recipients in the various brigades and passes those names on to the Commandant for his selection of the final recipient.

To make this award the Shield of Honor, a gold-colored hourglass adorns the ribbon.